[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43866-43868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15733]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-22HJ; Docket No. CDC-2022-0086]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled Field Testing of Spanish-language Toolbox Talks for Spanish-
speaking Construction Workers. The project will evaluate Spanish-
language toolbox talks with Spanish-speaking construction workers to 
assess the effectiveness of toolbox talks as an OSH training tool with 
this audience.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before September 20, 
2022.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0086 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Field Testing of Spanish-language Toolbox Talks for Spanish-
speaking Construction Workers--New--National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Construction is one of the most dangerous industry sectors in which 
to be employed. There are approximately 1.8 million Spanish-speaking 
workers employed in construction, and Latino workers are injured and 
killed at rates 2-3 times higher than non-Latino construction workers. 
Among the challenges to meeting the occupational safety and health 
(OSH) needs of the construction industry is the large number of small 
businesses, with approximately 90% of small construction contractors 
employing 20 or fewer workers. Over 40% of Spanish-speaking 
construction workers work for businesses employing 10 or fewer workers. 
Latino workers are more likely to be employed in small establishments, 
and these small establishments have a higher risk of fatal injuries. In 
2010 alone, 56.3% of construction deaths occurred in establishments 
with fewer than 20 employees. From 2003-2008, small establishments with 
1-10 employees reported an average of 47% work-related deaths among 
Latino workers, while employing 44% of the Latino construction workers. 
These small construction contractors have limited resources to apply to 
OSH training needs.
    Toolbox talks are brief (approximately 5-10 minutes) OSH 
instructional sessions held on the worksite or at the contractor's 
office. Requiring minimal resources, toolbox talks may provide an ideal 
OSH training format for small construction contractors and have been 
successfully disseminated throughout the construction industry. 
However, evaluations of their effectiveness have been limited, the 
results of which suggest increased knowledge, positive safety attitude 
change, and increased intentions to apply recommended safe work 
practices among English-speaking workers. Building on this initial 
work, the purpose of this study is to evaluate a subset of Spanish 
language toolbox talks as an OSH training tool for Spanish-speaking 
construction workers, and to assess whether the addition of a narrative 
scenario and discussion questions increases training effectiveness.
    Data will be collected at the work site for four weeks, using a 
total of four toolbox talks. The data collection will occur prior to 
presentation of the first toolbox talk and following presentation of 
the final toolbox talk of the project. The data collection instrument 
will consist of items that will include basic demographics, safety 
knowledge related to the content of the selected toolbox talks, safety 
culture, and attitudes toward safety.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 333 annual burden hours. 
There are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total  burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Construction workers..........  Pre-Test........             400               1           20/60             133
Construction workers..........  Post-Test.......             400               1           20/60             133
Construction workers..........  Toolbox Talks                400               1           10/60              67
                                 Training.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             333
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-15733 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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